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Author Whyte, Ian (Ian D.)

Title A dictionary of Environmental History / Ian Whyte
Published London : IB Tauris, 2013

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series Environmental history and global change series ; v. 2
Environmental history and global change series ; v. 2.
Contents Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: What is Environmental History?; Entries A-Z; A Guide to Further Reading; Index
Summary Professor Whyte's A Dictionary of Environmental History provides in a single volume a comprehensive reference work covering the past 12,000 years of the Earth's environmental history. An introduction to the discipline is followed by almost 1,000 entries covering key terminology, events, places, dates, topics, as well as the major personalities in the history of the discipline. Entries range from shorter factual accounts to substantial mini-essays on key topics and issues. Fully cross-referenced with an extensive bibliography, this pioneering work provides an authoritative yet accessible res
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Human ecology -- History -- Encyclopedias
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
Human ecology
Historische Umweltforschung
Genre/Form Encyclopedias
History
Form Electronic book
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0857722204
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